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UNITED sTATEsf PATENT oEEioE.

C. L. TAILLAN'I, OF NEW YORK, N. Y;`

INVALID-COUCH.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 26,584, dated December 20, 1859.

To all 'whom it 'may concern: j

Be it known that I, CIPRIAN L. TAILLANT, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Couches for Invalids and Others; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full description of the same.

The nature of my invention consists in the method of constructing and arranging of an adjustable back, or head and shoulder supporter, and removable chair back, .with a couch, having draws and service basins concealed in the bottom thereof, in such a way as to aii'ord the patient any desired change of position, and at the same time all the conveniences of a sick room chair. But to de scribe my invention more particularly I will refer to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this `specification the same letters of reference wherever they occur referring to like parts.

Sheet l, Figure l, is a perspective view of the couch and parts combined therewith. Sheet l, Figi 2, is a vertical elevation of the end of the couch, showing the head supporter elevated. Sheet l, Fig. 3, is a plan view of the couch, showing the chair back at the foot of the couch removed. Sheet 2, Fig. l, is a side elevationof the couch, without the chair back at the foot of it. Sheet 2, Fig. 2, is a longitudinal cut section of the couch, through the line m, at, Fig. 3, Sheet l.

Letter A, represents the frame of the couch.

In the seat or bottom of the couch at the head and foot, are adjusted two slidesB and B2, which are intended to conceal openings in the bottom of the couch. Trans versely of these openings and on the under side of. thebottom board ofthe couch are arranged slides C', and O2, in which are adjusted a basin I). The object of this arrangement is to make the couch` serve the patient under all circumstances, and thereby avoid the necessity of a change of place when otherwise too feeble to help themselves.

Letter E, is a closed drawer, arranged to work in slides on the under side of the bottom board of the couch.

Letter F, is an adjustable head and shoulder supporter frame. This frame is secured to the frame of the couch, by hinges at the point Gr, and is kept in its place by means of United States. n

guide rods H, H, securedinfthe frame ofI the` l couch, and working or sheathinginyrecesses f formed in the edges oftheyframe` F, so tliat y l as the supportingframefis raised ordef-m pressed the rods will always keep it firmly` in its line of motion.` l `60."` Letters I, I, and J, J,"l`are two sets off f pawls, operating onracksK, and `L formedl f respectively on the upper back end ofthe YQ bottom board ofthe couch,and the other, on l the lower edges ofttheframe F.` `The pawls@ 1y l I, are jointed togetheryatythe point mfbyg 1 means of a pin or bolt, passing throughtheir .g ends and a cross bar f2 ofthe frameF, Soft j that by means of a cord N,.attache`d to them, V j I their points may be `lifted out of the rack for adjustment or lowering;` down upon the.,` g couch frame at anymoment desired;` andf l the pawls J, are secured ati one end on a rod@ j P, extending across the endzof the couch@ frame, so that by means `ofthe crank R, atll.;` l 1 tached to the end ofzthe rod, `the pawlsmayf be set` into the rack L, togive aside support` j to the armsof the frameF1,fand thereby,in`

` conjunction withthe pawlsflLgiVe asolidity l" i" of support to the supporting{f1-ame.` H. 80jl Letter S, is a removable hair back, which? by means of pins inthe lower edge of it, fit ting into suitable `mortisefholes T,lin the` y upper side of the foot ofthe couch frame` Aff y j j holds the two parts in combination, ,but may@` be separated when not "requiredftoiaccomii` modate the patient in a sittinglposition j] p In will` be obvious thatlfall the working, parts ofthe pawlslcfzc. are tol be concealed` by the upholstering,` so that y when `thecouch isl` completed its general appearancewill belike" that of the ordinary parlor couch, and there-y fore maybe used in the ordinary` reception"` i rooms without the appearance ofasickrooin f chair. j 3, "y

Having now" describedf my inventionkIjf". p will proceed to set forthlwhat I claimland l desire to secure byuLetters `Patent of the "ig j What Iclaim is-f I 1 l 10Q l The method of constructing an invalid couch, arranged and operating in the man-.1. ner and for the purposeshereinbefore` set" forth. j j l l f@ O.`L.TAILLANT.- l y Witnesses: j l

O. L. BARRITT, ALBERT SMITH. 

